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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-11-24
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
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coNaREssMAH-8TH DISTRICT:
Hon. L, Whore, Of Fayette County.
sENAroa - 25TH DISTRICT:
Hou W. H. Burgess, Of Guadalupe Co.
RnpnxsRNr ArJvEs-9lsr DIsraIoT:
Hon. Geo. T. McGehee. Of Hays Co.
Hon. j. L. Ellison, Of Caldwell Go.
pIsraIcr oouRr--29ND DISTRICT.
Hon. q. Teiohmueller. PreaidteG Judge. Ladrange
]. NJ. Bethany. Attorney, Austin Co.
rIuEs OF HOLDING COURT
u.x.-1st Mondays in March and September. Nay
continue three weeks.
COUNTY oTrIosRs.
Ed r. Kone, Judge County Court.
las. q. BurIeson, Dist. aud County Clerk.
a B. McBr de, County Attorney.
c.s. Cock, Justice Of the Peace Pre- No. !
Il. H. G. c. Hubs, {. :. 20 :.
S,o; noSe, S,,, =. .. "5
J.. Patterson. County treasurer.
X. 8. Fortson, Assessor.
Otto Groos, Surveyor.
W. l.. Owen Oori'r Precinct No.
II. G. Hubbs, =. 81 :.
". /: steel. Constable pree!nc. sc;i5
Jepp Henson,
Trsrs or HOLDING COUNTY AND PRroIxcT couErs-
County Court for Criminal. Civil and Probate bus
ness-4th Mondays in January, April ii,Juiy,oo'o-
Co Commissioners court-3d Mondays In February.
Nav August and November.
Justice Court, Precinct Ho. Last Monday IN
each month. at San Narcos.
Precinct No. I'D Friday In each month hi'C"y'
90 SD :" wimberley's MIL.
q. 4-4th Sat. Dripping springs.
rowN oFrIeERs.
Msyor-Hsmmett Hardy. -,
councii-W. ID. wood, W. Donaldson, Gid
johnson, D. A. Glover, Nd. J. L. Green, r JC.
Smith Dan HoiheInS and Roger Byrne.
Marshal-wm. n. Lyell.
Street Coumissiouer-J. W. Danforth.
Council meets the first Tuesday In each mouth.
Public School Trustees meet irst Tuesday In each
month at the MaTor's once.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-11-24

CaptaIn Mitchell, Of the bark Antoine saia,
New York and Havana trade, came home IN
MAY, entirely helpless with rheumatism. lie
went TO the mountains, hut receiving no
benefit. at his wifc's request began to take
Hoods sarsaparilla. lie Immediately began
10 improve in two months his rheumatism
was ali gone, and he sailed jp command 'a o.
his vessel well man. Hoods ssrsaparus
will help you. Sold BY all Druggists
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POPULAR PreparatIoni

Pure, Potent, Powerful Pallid People
Praise, Progressive People Rurchasel Pos
itively Pierce's Pleasant Purgatiye Pellets,
Properly Partaken. Preserve Physical
Powers, Produce Permanent Physical PeT-
lection. Purchase, Provel
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-11-24

The individual that would kick
about this weather would turn up
his nose at the best seat in the dress
circle in Paradise.-IFalley Falls
Kan. New Era.
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49, %S| z>MEg
''HAIN'T THIS JIsT OLD sCRUMPsHUsw
"Hold on, Rags; put the solids In first
er you'll smash the tarts."
A smile passed over each face as tho
waits loaded their bag with the remains
of the meal
"Ready, Rags"
eyes; let me git my op'ra hat on all
square,"
She arranged her headgear to suit her,
and followed Bottles to the door.
Then-all this brightness turned to
clouds, for tall, blue clad form, with
double rows of brass buttons upon the
breast, stood there.
"Come with me, kids" said the officer,
taking hold Of each by the shoulder.
"You don't mean usf I say, boss,
you've got the wrong party. We hain't
done nuthin, have we, RagsF'
But poor little Rags was crying. The
blue coats had always been the terror Of
her life. She had heard terrible stories
about them. Now, she and Bottles are in
the care of one, and she is ready to drop
in fright.
"What's the racket, bossi'' asked Bot
ties. He, too, was troubled; but he must
put on brave face for the girls sake.
"Lifting purse. Come on"
And this was the end Of the poor little
WATTS grand dinner On the way to the
station house with an officer.
A curious crowd Of street boys, news
paper venders, bootblacks and the like
followed the policeman and his two little
prisoners to the station house.
| His honor was taking dinner; would not
hold court today, and the two waits were
put into a comfortable cell upstairs.
Rags cried herself to sleep, while Bot
ties, hero like, sat by her side upon the
cot and kept cheering her up by telling
her that it would be all right In the
morning.
And down stairs, under lock and key,
the unlucky purse and ring were lying in
the desk drawer.
"Next"
The two waits, Bottles and Rags, were
pushed forward until they stood in front
of the desk before his honor.
"Bless mel what's this' Little ones,
what are you doing herei" asked the kind
faced judge, beaming down upon the pair,
through a set of gold bowed glasses.
BOTTLES know n was not proper for him
m sneak and Rags could not.
1oficer what is the charge AGAINST this
noiry,, asked tbe iudoe Of the policeman
Who bad made the arrest
uStaaIino n nrrse vour honor -
"AbI that h a serions charges
HBut. air. u ain,t,-
uNever mind INV l,tt,e man. vour turn
will come LET the marty who made the
comnJaint stand forward !,
toII man clad IN clerical oaymeuts
With % lone % drawn % xisa@a VI ] stennad fay,
word TIe CORNERS of hia tran like
montb wore drawn down IN a
moqt soIemp avpress,on Ho clssuad
HE bonJs IN front m him and turned
his evea rnon the Iittle waifs as tbouoh
avon THAR nrasence was nnbolv to his
c,oth
ssYour nonep, uttered the iudoe.
upov Ahrabam Ciearstarcb ),
po,,,o. ao,,,d haua,u ho,d q, .ho .,,,or
,vh;cS S not h tyithstandiyo % ~ the az so,smn,tv % of
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-11-24

"There goes a brave man." said
hotel clerk. "How do you know ne
is bravei" "Why, 1 have seen him eat
hash in restaurant Hotel Gazette.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Legal and Transient Advertisements will
be charged One Dollar per square for the
first insertion, and Fifty Gents per square
for each additional insertion. A square is
the space of one inch. Fractional squares
will be counted as full squares.
Advertisements for three months or more
will be charged at the following rates
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CHURCHES.

MISUNDERSTANDING st the Methodist
Church every sabbath, Rev. ". n. II. BigRs, Pastor
Ruuday school at ga m. Singing at o'eloSk p. m.
sPrsyer Meeting on Wednesday. Young uen's pray
er-meeting on Monday night
BAPTIsT.-Preaching at the Baptist Church
every sunday. Rev. ". q. Beverley. Pastor. q.
sunday Schoel af $50 a. n. Young mems prayer
meeting Tuesday nisht. Congregational prayer
meeting Wednesday night
PRBsBrTgRiAS.-serviee 7nd aud 4th sunds,s
each month Rev n. Houerton. pastor. sunday
eehoel everr sabbath az 30 an. PRAYER Meet
ing svsry Thursdsy n r=3o ., n. All are invited
20 attend.
CHRsTIAS-Elter J. J. WiIlisnsun. Pastor.
tended 90 all
PROTESTANT EPIscoPAL---Rev. y. p. Yuilsr.
Pastor. Services the 3nt and ttk Sundays In eack
rsonih. sundsy schooi ever suntsy-
CATHoL1c.-servicet ttb suBtsy in each Dsuth.
Rev- Fstksr Srlih Pasfor.
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MAILS.

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FRON SAN MARCOS POST OFFICE
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08
Government Finances.

Inc last report of the treasury depart
ment states that there is now in the treas
ury s563, 300, ~, against which are total
liabilities amounting to S5l5, 0Gl, leav-
ing balance of $4s 612,6 56 But many of
these liabilities are continuing obligations.
not liable to be paid. In addition to this
the revenues for March exceeded the ex
penditures by nearly Sl3,OOOO00, and the
monthly surplus is likely to be more
rather than less as the season advances.
The last of the redeemable bonds will be
paid by July l. The government is col
Letting every month from Sl0,OOO,OOO to
l2,OOO, 600 in excess of its needs. This
condition of things is made an argument
for a special ession of Congress to dispose
OF the surplus. But the country at large
has no desire to see Congress meet again
till the stated time arrives. And the
treasury will probably get along with its
plethora in the future, as it has in the
past.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08
Reform in Party Machinery.

The ring-rule and dishonesty which
mark elections in our larger cities anC
have, Indeed, become recognized factors
in most of them, are forciby described il
an article from the pen of David Dude,
Field, in the April number of the NOru
american RcUictC. Mr.. Field declare;
that the machinery and despotism of par
ties have made municipal elections in sew
eral cities little less than a stampeding Of
voters IAN open nominations" saws Mr.
Field, "is one in which every voter may
freely participate, and an honest election
one in which every vote is fearlessly cast
and honestly counted. Have we not these
already We have them in theory, but
we have them not in practice"
The corruption of municipal politics is
well illustrated by the methods of conduct
ing elections in the city of New York. When
an election comes around party managers
instruct the 100000 or BOG, 900 voters whom
to vote for. They are, indeed, told that
they may vote for whom they please, but
that If they do not vote for the candidates
named by the machine" their vote might
as well be thrown away. 1.-The electors, -
says Mr.. Field, "are as much restricted TO
the list made out for them rs if the actors
were by law divided into two classes, one
called the nominating class and the other
the voting class, or, to use higher sound
ing words, the initiatory senate and the
ratifying assembly. We might continue
to call this kind of government a free one,
but it would be, in fact an oligarchy."
Beyond question this describes the con
Of h ,,.re IL
most of our large cities, ,and many of the
smaller ones. What should be done about
1t : Mr.. Field says that the first thing TO be
done is to awaken the minds of the people
to sense of the evil and the danger.n
This, of course, must be accomplished bv
the press and the platform, Mr.. Field
then suggests a method tor purifying
nominations: "Supposing," he says, cit
were provided that registration in cities
should be made early in October next be
fore an election; that, at the time of reg
istration, the voter should be requested
to name the persons whom he would noml
nate Tor the offices to be filled, and the
persons thus nominated by certain mum
Der, say tenth, of the voters registered
should have their ballots printed and dis
tributed at the expense of the county.
Would not these conditions tend to purify
nominations ?" OF course there might be
difficulties in the practical application of
such plan as this, but 1t involves a good
If the voters would attend the
primaries, and show their strength in the
choice OF candidates, no such arrangement
would be needed. When they do not and
will not do this it might be well to try the
Field plan. q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08
The Next Improvement.

The city of Burlington possesses nu-
merous churches, commodious school
buildings, superior public Libraries, large
and well equipped hospitals, an elegant
opera house, home for destitute children
and building and fund for the relief of
the poor. The next thing and the thing
now most needed for the welfare and
prosperity of our city is an ample and con
venient building for the Young Mem
Christian association. The value of the
association to our community is known to
every intelligent citizen. To it we owe our
course of public lectures. 1t does a steady
and most valuable work in helping young
men in keeping them from haunts of
vice; in instilling good principles in edu-
eating them to he good men and good citi-
zens. 1t contributes in most important
way TO build up our city, by helping TO
make it a wholesome town, a town where
people can come to live, assured that to its
other attractions is added what is worth
more than all the rest of them, a good
moral atmosphere. 1t is in good hands.
The only paid officer is secretary whose
salary is smaller than he would get in
almost any other business All the money
1t raises is spent directly and wisely for
the public. Nobody connected with it
makes cent out of it. Its managers give
their time and money and thought to it,
because in so doing they do good service
to their day and generation. The associa-
Non is here to stay and it is going to be
worth much more to this community in
the future than 1t has been in the past
The association is the owner of the most
valuable piece of real estate in Burlington
for its purposes. 1t paid $4,000 for it,
and it owes $4,000, secured by mortgage
upon it. The land is somewhat larger
than is needed for the hall, offices, gym
nasium, etc, which the association re
quires to equip it for its work. The prob
lem before the association, since the fire,
has been how to secure the erection of a
sommodious and substantial building,
which shall be an ornament to our city,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08

Some fun is being made by American
newspapers over the announcement that
one of the editors Of the London Times
has left that journal, for the purpose of
establishing school for young journal
lists The burden of this facetious criti-
cism seems to be that a school for journal
ism would be a good deal like a school for
atrimony-something quite impractc-
able under the conditions of the case.
THE only way to become newspaper
man." says the newspaper man, "is by
actual service upon newspaper"
This is true enough, in Il certain
sense, but perhaps not in the
sense which seems to be intended. The
inference Is that, to become a journalist,
all young man needs is an opportunity
to work upon newspaper. This conclu-
sion we can not endorse. On the con-
trary, it would be well if every young
man had some preliminary preparation
before entering upon newspaper work,
just as before entering upon any other
profession. 1t is rare that man becomes
"a successful teacher, lawyer, minister or
business man without first serving an APP
premiership at his profession. But this
schools, theological seminares and
business colleges should he declared
useless. They provide preliminary
fund of information and a useful training
which are, if not absolutely Indispensable.
the greatest help to professional success.
Why may not schools of journalism fur
nish the same special preliminary training
TO those who contemplate newspaper
work? There are certain branches of
knowledge upon which a journalist should
be particularly well posted. He should
have comprehensive and thorough
knowledge of history and of the science of
government. He should be familiar with
constitutional and international law and
be well grounded in political econ
omy. Above all, he should under
stand the government of his State and
Nation. He should be equipped with a
good literary style. Newspaper men are
making the English of today. Nine
tenths of the new dictionary words are
words coined by journalists. AS the jour
nalist Of to-day writes, so the people will
speak and write. The editor should there.
fore be able to write good English But
great deal of the writing done on Ameri
can newspapers is vulgar and sovenly.
1t shows lack of training in Eng
fish composition. Not one young
man in hundred can work his
way up" i'll newspaper establishment,
without any other training in English
than he himself picks up"
and become a good, nervous, exact and
correct writer of the English language.
While it is true that no school can supply
the newspaper sense essential to success,
there is nevertheless, room for schools
of journalism. Men would come from
them, as to other professions, not expert
enced journalists, but equipped with
many of the adiuncts for successful work,
and more likely to succeed than the un-
trained recruit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08
The Boycott Illegal.

The hands of the Darlington Publish
ing company, which controls the New
Haven, Conn, Courier, struck and after
ward boycotted the company to compel
them to discharge their non-union EN-
ployes The company procured the in
dictment of the walking delegate who
ordered the boycott, and he was fined by
the City Court. He appealed to the
Supreme Court of the State, and this has
affirmed the decision of the lower court
In announcing the decision the presiding
Judge said
1t seems strange in a country in which
law interferes so little with the liberty of
the individual that it should be necessary
to announce from the bench that every
man may carry on his business as he
pleases, may do what he Will with his
own so long as he does nothing unlawful
and acts with due regard to the rights of
others, and that the occasion for such an
announcement should be, not an attempt
by Government to interfere with the
rights of citizens nor by the rich and pow
erful to Cypress the poor, but an at
tempt by large body of workingmen to
control, by means little if any better than
force, the action of employers.
The defendants and their associates said
to the Darlington Publishing company
You shall discharge the men you have
in your employ and you shall hereafter
employ only such men as we shall name.
1t is true we have no interest in your bus
mess we have no capital invested there
in we are in no wise responsible for its
success and we do not participate in its
profits, yet we have right to control its
infringement and compel you 10 submit
to our direction" The bare assertion of
such right is startling. The two alleged
rights cannot possibly co-eXist one or the
other must yield. If the defendants have
the right which they claim, then all bust
ness enterprises are alike subject to their
direction.
Suppose the Government should assert
the right in the same manner to regulate
and control the business affairs OF the
Darlington Publishing company and
other business enterprises, how long
would the people submit to it And yet
the exercise of such a power by the Gov.
eminent would be far more tolerable than
its exercise would be by secret organiza-
tions, however wise and intelligent such
organization may be. for the Government
is established by the people and is re-
sponsible to all the people.
1t is further alleged that another pur-
pose of the defendants was To inlure and
Cypress John +. Skinner and seven other
workmen of the Darlington Publishing
by depriving them of their EN-
ployment. What we have already said
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08
The Work Ofthc 49th Congress-.

Speaker Carlisle, who Is a methodical
man and likes to keep an exact record of
the work of the legislative body over
which he presdes, has been summing up
the amount of business transacted by the
torty-ninth Congress- He states that the
enormous number of l5002 bills and Joint
resolutions were introduced in the House
and Senate together OF this number
the House had II ,562, and the Senate
mad 3416 There were II ,260 bills in
troduced in the House and 25G joint reso-
lutlons. The House passed 1872 of its own
bills and 405 Senate bills The Senate
passed sos of its own bills and 1902 House
bills. The House passed 81 of its
own joint resolutions and Is from the Sen
ate, while the Senate passed 30 of its joint
resolutions and 80 of those which were
sent from the House.
The president approved, in all, 1880 meas
ures. They were of the following charac-
ter Public House bills 222 private House
bills, G65; private House joint resolutions,
.; public House joint resolutions, 81; pri-
vate Senate bills, ell public Senate
bills, 1872; public Senate joint resolutions,
10; private Senate joint resolutions, Is.
The president allowed 100 measures to be-
come laws without his approval. OF this
number l52 were House bills, one House
Joint resolution and seven Senate bills.
President Cleveland vetoed 1856 bills, and
each branch of Congress passed one bill
over his veto. The House refused to pass
80 OF its own measures after they had been
amended by the Senate, while only three
Senate measures failed to pass the upper
branch OF Congress on account of amend
ments made by the House.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08

and suitable home for the association.
In this situation of affairs President Van
Patten, of the association, comes forward
with proposition to take land enough
for spacious store, and to give the asso-
citation $4,000 for it with further agree
ment on his part that he will build store
upon the land so bought, up one story,
and permit the association to build and
own and occupy the other stories, in addi-
ton to and as in effect part
of the building which it will erect
on the rest of its land; and
when so built upon he will give
the entire rent of the store which he
builds, to be perpetual fund, for philan-
thropic, educational and moral public
objects, outside of, yet supplementary
to the distinctive work of the Young
Mems association. AS it will cost him
several thousand dollars to build the
store, in addition to the piece of land, this
amounts to gift to the public of from
Sl2, 600 to S14, 600
The sole condition attached to this
noble and for a man of Mr. Van Patterns
means most generous offer, is that the as
ISOLATION shall proceed at once to build
the new Y. NJ. G. A building To do this
the association must appeal to our cti-
zens. Mr.. Van Patterns purchase will
give it ten Thousand dollars in hand
toward building fund. The liberal,
large-hearted and public spirited citizens
of Burlington are asked to add to this, the
sum of .fttcCH thousand dollars They
are not going to hang back, about doing
this. Our citizens have shown that money
can be readily raised here by subscription
for carnival funds, for musical festivals.
for agricultural fair grounds, for church
and educational purposes. Let us see how
promptly this money can be raised for an
object as worthy as the worthest of
them We tax ourselves and spend $4,000
year to make and keep our city clean,
orderly, wholesome and inviting.
Let us even more cheerfully contribute
this additional sum to help make our city
clean, wholesome and inviting morally.
1t will return better interest on the money
to the property owners and business men
and capitalists of Burlington, than any
other investment they can ind. We mean
just what we say about this The erection
of this building will raise the value of
property in Burlington, will increase its
attractiveness, will add to its population
more than any other possible outlay of
the same amount. To this enterprise our
citizens are asked to contribute one-thtrd
OF the cost of the new building, and no
more This sum will ensure the erection
Of handsome structure with three stores
on the ground floor, the rents Of which
will aggregate some $4,000. These rents
will all go to the public.
The case needs no arguing. Let the
young men present their paper, and let
our citizens respond according to the
measure of their ability, the largeness of
their hearts and the amount of their
foresight and care for the future welfare
of our community.